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Previously, we wrote about how AI and barcodes work together. To review: • Using computer vision, AI-enhanced scanners can read partially damaged barcodes, or barcodes in poor lighting or partial [...]

There are few things less exciting than barcodes on corrugated, although barcode failures can certainly cause excitement. Retail-level barcoding is not recommended on the undulating corrugated [...]

Like everything else you own, a barcode verifier has a service life. It’s obvious when to replace your computer or your smartphone, but not so obvious when a barcode verifier has reached the end [...]

Consumer Frustration The inconvenience and aggravation of non-working barcodes at retail checkout is how many people understand the importance of barcode quality. People are also generally aware [...]

The tiny little town I live in is a crossroad with a gas station, a post office and a small diner which is a Saturday morning breakfast ritual for us and most of the town. Last spring an elderly [...]

We have made the case in previous articles that barcode verification is risk management. We stand by that truism, but barcode verification is so much more than just risk management. That is just [...]

Section 7.6 of the ISO 9001 standard address Control of monitoring and measuring equipment. It states: “All monitoring and measurement equipment used for product and process verification [...]

In 2009 the global consulting and technology organization Accenture recognized risk management as moving beyond compliance. In 2011 they saw risk management as a source of competitive advantage. [...]

What does barcode quality actually mean? Is barcode quality limited to the printed image or does it include the structure of the encoded data? What if the printed image and data structure are [...]